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CUET · CHEMISTRY · PYQ PAPER 2025

Which of the following statement is not correct for Butan-2-ol?

  1. A It exists as a pair of non-superimposable mirror images
  2. B It is optically inactive
  3. C It is chiral
  4. D It has one stereocentre
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(B) It is optically inactive

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Butan-2-ol is a chiral molecule due to the presence of a stereocentre at carbon 2. Chiral molecules are optically active (unless they are a racemic mixture). Therefore, the statement "It is optically inactive" is not correct.